[2013-03-19 22:57:31 -0500] Dan McGee: > This will have add 4 soon-to-be-dead links to packages in a news item, > which doesn't seem like a great idea. It also links exclusively to one > architecture. I would not include a single link to anything under > /packages/, whether these are new or old- you never know what the > landscape will look like in 6 months. Instead, just use the standard > `pkgname` or whatever syntax and people will be smart enough to search > for it.
Right. Here's the updated version. Deprecation of bind and dnsutils The direction BIND has taken with its recent BIND10 release [makes it impossible](https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2013-March/024588.html) for us to keep relying on it. Consequently, official packages using `dnsutils` were migrated to `ldns`, a much nicer library which provides a `drill` command that replaces `dig`, `nslookup`, and `host`. We strongly suggest you migrate your own software to `ldns` too, and replace `bind` with ldns-based alternatives: - the `unbound` resolving server (see [wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unbound)); - the `nsd` authoritative server (see [wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nsd)). The deprecated packages (`dnsutils` and `bind`) will soon be dropped to the AUR. -- Gaetan
